Mankind has searched for answers to life’s great questions for thousands of years -- perhaps since the times of the Babylonian philosopher Ptahhotep in 2880 BCE -- and we’ve passed down our learnings through dialogues, epic poems, essays and other texts. (Shout out to Confucius, Aristotle and Montaigne!)

And in the 10 years since YouTube’s launch, practical knowledge has been made more accessible than ever before -- for everyone from Tokyo to Tuscaloosa -- thanks to the humble how-to video.